Metal lath



. Aug. 18, 1931. N. H. NELSON 1,819,377

METAL LATH Filed June 24, 1930 $12 .2. 7h lg'ghb 7 ...J ....J -.1 .....1... 1 m

Patented Aug. 18, 1931 7 1,819,377

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE NELS H. NELSON, OF ELBOW LAKE, MINNESOTA METAL LATE Application filed June 24, 1930. Serial No. 463,449.

This invention relates to a metal lath such formed adjacent to and parallel with one end as used in building construction work. edge of the plate is another V-shaped rib 4 Metal laths of the ordinary types when asproviding a corresponding channel 5. The sembled generally lap at their corners, makouter walls of the channels 3 and 5 are formed ing four thicknesses at these points. These with longitudinal slots 6, any desired number 65 excessive thicknesses are objectionable beof these being used and they being of any cause it is frequently difficult to properly coat preferred length. The other side and end the lapping portions of the laths with plaster edges of. the lath have projecting tongues and produce a smooth finish. 7 slightly offset as indicated at 8.

It is an object of the present invention to In practice the laths are assembled edge to 60 10 provide a metal lath having means whereby edge and when so located the tongues 7 will when a number of laths are assembled they P JB t under the adjacent edge portions of can be placed edge to edge without producing the next ad oining laths and will extend into an obj ectionably thick lap at every corner. the slots 6. Thus the laths will abut at their Another object is to providea lath with meetlng edges and they can be placed in any 65 means for engaging the next ad oinlng laths ired lelatlon to each other without proso that all of them will be properly held lngany bulky laps. together. What is claimed is:

With the foregoing and other objects in Sheet-metal lathsabutting at their adjoinview which will appear as the description g edges and hav ng their corresponding proceeds, the invention resides in the combifaces flush, there belng ribs ad acent to two. nation and arrangement of parts and in the edges of each l h and dlverglng from one of details of construction hereinafter described h corners eOf, and tongues extending and claimed, it being understood that changes f' t e Other dges of each lath, each of the in the precise embodiment of the invention llbs a ggfip n ngs lIlto which the tongues 75 herein disclosed may be made within the 0f the adJolnlng 'P QJGCtscope of what is claimed without departing I11 mony that I claim the foregoing as f th i it f th i ti my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature.

In the accompanying drawings the pre- NELS H. NELSON. ferred form of the invention has been shown. 80

In said drawings Figure 1 is a plan View of the lath, a portion being broken away.

Figure 2 is an elevation of one side thereof.

Figure 3 is an elevation of the opposite side.

Figure 4 is a view partly in elevation andpartly in section, showing the edge portions of three laths assembled, each'of the laths 40 being broken away.

Figure 5 is a view on a reduced scale showing three laths positioned in close proximity to each other prior to being joined.

Referring to the figuresby characters of reference, 1 designates a lath which can be 95 formed of a sheet of metal with slots cut into it, as shown, or can be made of expanded metal. Formed in the plate adjacent to and parallel with one side edge is a V-shaped rib um 2 providing a corresponding channel 3, and 

